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Blindsided By Love: Sharon Van Etten Interviewed

After escaping an abusive relationship and earning a slew of high-profile supporters for her bare-all songwriting, Sharon Van Etten endured two years of homelessness while making her new album, Tramp. She speaks to Cian Traynor about toughening up and learning to camouflage heartache

Coal Into Diamonds: Anand Wilder’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his album Break Line The Musical with Maxwell Kardon, the Yeasayer man talks Nick Hutchings through an appropriately musical-themed top 13

WATCH: New Shadowrunners Video

First watch of video for Dolly Parton by L.A. hip hop duo recently featured in our Tape Adapter column

Regis

Manbait

Hologram Michael Jackson To Tour With Jackson 5

Wacko Jacko backo, even more wacko

Sun Kil Moon

Benji

Delving Into Consciousness: Hamid Drake’s Favourite Music

Percussionist Hamid Drake guides Sean Kitching through 13 favourite albums of cosmic enlightenment courtesy of Alice and John Coltrane, Don Cherry, Ravi Shankar, Jimi Hendrix and much more. Photo by Ludmilla Faccenda

Gorgeous: Graham Massey Of 808 State’s Favourite Albums

Graham Massey guides Julian Marszalek through 13 favourite albums, from Santana to Bowie, Gong, Magma, Miles Davis, and the time he went out for kebabs with Marshall Allen

Four Tet Launches Legal Action Against Domino Over Royalties

The producer wants a more "reasonable" digital royalty rate to be written into a contract he signed with the label in 2001

The Cult Of Steve: Morrissey Live At Wembley Arena

John Calvert is dragged by his lifelong Smiths fan girlfriend to Wembley - but will he finally see what all the fuss is about?

WATCH: Anton Corbijn’s Front 242 Vid

'Headhunter' video now online!

LIVE REPORT: A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden Bridge

Heavenly Recordings recently celebrated a quarter of a century of excellent records and misbehaving by taking the likes of Mark Lanegan, Duke Garwood, Toy and the Heavenly Films up to Hebden Bridge. Rob St John was on hand to report, and Neil Thomson to take the photos

Of Montreal

Paralytic Stalks

Palma Violets

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In Other Worlds: Tim Burgess’ Favourite Albums

Tim Burgess has given us lockdown light relief with his hugely popular album listening parties and now does one of his very own as he guides Diva Harris through his Baker's Dozen

No Chips Alone: The Soft Boys Saga By Robyn Hitchcock

The Soft Boys will reissue their cult albums _A Can Of Bees_ and _Underwater Moonlight_ on November 15 on Yep Roc. Here, Robyn Hitchcock pens us some words on the band's formation and demise...